Yangwang U9 completes racing track autonomously as BYD showcases God’s Eye ADAS [video]

BYD shared a video of the Yangwang U9 supercar finishing a Hunan Zhuzhou Worldwide Circuit and not using a driver. U9 was geared up with the not too long ago launched God’s Eye A driver help software program.

Within the video, Yangwagn U9 first completed the circuit throughout daylight. BYD then claims this isn’t the restrict of God’s Eye A system and exhibits U9 finishing the observe at evening, once more, and not using a driver.

BYD launched God’s Eye, its reply to Tesla Autopilot, on February 10 in China. It’s a driver-assisting system – generally you’ll be able to see it being referred to as good driving, a extra formally superior driver-assistance system (ADAS).

BYD revealed three variations of its ADAS:

• God’s Eye A (additionally referred to as DiPilot 600)
• God’s Eye B (additionally referred to as DiPilot 300)
• God’s Eye C (additionally referred to as DiPilot 100)

BYD introduced that its total lineup will obtain some stage of assisted driving. Even the 69,800 yuan (9,500 USD) BYD Seagull hatchback will get God’s Eye C fundamental driver help system. BYD claims they “democratize good driving” by this transfer.

God’s Eye C is an entry-level ADAS that doesn’t require a lidar. It makes use of primarily a camera-based resolution, millimeter-wave radars, and ultrasonic radars, and it has a most computing energy of 100 TOPS.

God’s Eye B is an enhanced ADAS that helps one lidar unit with a peak computing energy of 300 TOPS.

God’s Eye A is BYD’s most enhanced assisted driving system with a peak computing energy of 600 TOPS and help for as much as three lidars. That is the system featured on Yangwang U9, which performs autonomous driving on a racing observe in Hunan.

21 BYD fashions, together with fashions from its Dynasty and Ocean collection and its subbrands Denza and Yangwang, might be geared up with God’s Eye ADAS.

The assisted driving options might be freed from cost for all of the fashions.